Rack for rubber stamps.



No. 646,969. Patented Apr. I0, 1900.

H. S. FOLGER.

BACK FUR RUBBER STAMPS.

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HARRY S. FOLGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RACK FOR RUBBER STAMPS.

SPEOIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,969, dated April10, 1900. Application filed August 23, 1899, Serial No. 728,193. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY S. FOLGER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks for RubberStamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to racks for holding rubber stamps, and has for itsobject im provements on the form of rack illustrated in my pendingapplication, Serial No. 693,751, filed October 17, 1898. In the saidpending application the rack-frame consisted of two side bars, to whichwere secured some clamp-holding cross-bars. The said side bars wereprovided with hooks by which the frame might be hung up, and thecross-bars were provided with prongs or projections upon whichstampholding clamps were supported. In the present application theframework also consists of side and cross bars; but said bars are of adifferent construction and are arranged so that the said framework is'sectiona1that is, a section is a complete rack-frame of itself, but isso constructed that additional sections may be coupled upon the firstsection, so as to make a complete rack-frame of any desired length. Bythis means a short rack-frame may at any time be extended in length byconnecting to it other sections as wanted, and the said framework willalways have the appearance of a complete frame. The crossbars and thestamp-holdingclamps are also modified in the manner and for the purposehereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of onesection of the framework, showing how an additional section isconnected. Fig. 2 is a plan of a part of Fig. 1; and Figs. 3 and 4 aresections on lines 3 3 and 4: 6h, respectively, of Fig. 1.

The side bars 10 consist of plain flat pieces of bar metal, to which thecross-bars 11 are secured by means of the screws 12. The bars 11 end ata medial line on the side bars 10 and have a length equal to thedistance between the centers of said side bars. The side bars 10 areprovided with screw-holes, so that a second cross-bar may be connectedin line with the first. A rack-frame of one section consists of two sidebars and one or more cross-bars, as may be desired. A frame of twosections would consist of three bars 10 (one being in the middle) and acorresponding number of cross-bars. It will be apparent that when aframe of one section is set up other sections may be added at eitherside as wanted and that the frame will have a uniform appearanceirrespective of the number of sections of which it is composed. At eachend of the bars 10- are screw-holes 13, by which the framework may besecured to the wall. At uniform distances on the cross-bars 11 areprongs 14, which are formed by puncln ing out part of the metal of o thesaid crossbars and bending the punched part into the form shown in Fig.3. This bending causes the said prongs to extend or project beyond thefiat face of the bars and also brings the upper free ends of said prongsinward, so as to form the shoulders 15.

The stamp-holding clamps are made of spring metal,with the arms 16joined by a back 17. The central part of the back is straight, thestraight part terminating in shoulders 18 where it connects to the arms16. The form of the arms and back is shown in Figs. 2 and i. Thedistance between the shoulders 18 is equal to or a little less than thedistance between adjacent sides of adjacent prongs 14,

and the back 17 extends inward from the extreme rearward projection ofthe arms 16. The object of this construction is to cause the shoulders18 to engage the prongs 14, so as to hold the clamp firmly in positionwhen mounted upon two adjacent prongs. The vertical depth of the clampsis a little less than the distance between the shoulders 15 on theprongs 14 and the pointwhere'the said prongs join the main body of themetal of the bars 11. This permits the clamps to come below theshoulders 15, so that said shoulders-will prevent vertical displacement;The form of the clamp at and adjacent to the backis such that whenmounted upon two adjacent prongs the normal spring tension of the clampwill cause the shoulders 15 to engage the top edge tion illustrated bythe arrows X the back 17 will be forced to the rear sufficiently tocause the clamp to clear the shoulders 15, when the said clamp may beeasily lifted from the prongs 14.

What I claim is- 1. In a device of the character described, a pair ofvertical bars provided With suitable means for support, two or morehorizontal strips connected to the vertical bars and extending from thecentral vertical line of one bar to the central vertical line of theother bar, a series of upwardly-projecting prongs or tongues inhorizontal alinement struck out from each horizontal strip, clampsformed of single pieces of spring strap metal bent to formoutwardly-projecting curved arms with a central humped back connectingthem, said clamps having their back engaged behind two adjacent tongueswith the hump located therebetween and shoulders formed by bending theends of the tongues backward to secure the clamps in place,substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of vertical barsprovided with means for attachment two or more horizontal strips securedto the Vertical bars and extending from the central vertical line of onebar to the central vertical line of the other bar, and means on the barsfor securing other strips thereto in horizontal alinem ent with theabove-named strips, and clamps removably attached to the strips,substantially as described.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 16th day of August, 1899.

HARRY S. FOLGER. WVitnesses:

F. B. STEWART, F. H. WALKLEY.

